Indian skipper Virat Kohli enjoyed himself on the third day of the Centurion Test. He was inch-perfect with his bowling changes as captain which resulted in the hosts being bowled out for 197 in their first innings. Mohammed Shami took six wickets and reached the landmark of 200 Test wickets in the process. This was after Lungi Ngidi took six wickets to six wickets for South Africa.
In between the day’s proceedings, the camera caught Virat Kohli dancing and showing his moves. This came as late as the third session of the day’s playing the 55th over of the South African innings. A total of 18 wickets fell on the third day’s play with seamers from both teams enjoying bowling in the conditions.
Virat Kohli Scored 35 In The First Innings Of Centurion Test
Virat Kohli dancing to the tune. India is having a great day on field ❤😻🥳🥳…
~Virat and his dance steps are pure bliss to watch 😁❤️@imVkohli pic.twitter.com/ZocAuhYw3y
— Lavanya Jessy(virat) (@LavanyaJessy) December 28, 2021
India at the end of the day lead by 146 with them being 18/1 at stumps. Addressing the post-match presser, Shami said that India would ideally look for a target between 350-400. Shami was the pick of the bowlers for India, bagging 5 wickets in the first innings, while Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah claimed 2 each. One wicket went to Mohammed Siraj as the Proteas were bowled out for 197.
“Two days are left in the Test match, I feel we should be batting the maximum amount of time tomorrow. If we score around 250 runs and set a target of about 400 runs for South Africa we can then allow South Africa to bat for four sessions. But for that we need atleast 350 or 400 odd runs,” said Shami while replying to a query from ANI in the press conference.
Brief Scores: India 327 (KL Rahul 123, Mayank Agarwal 60; Lungisani Ngidi 6-71, Kagiso Rabada 3-72) & 18/1 lead South Africa 197 (Temba Bavuma 52; Mohammed Shami 5-44) by 146 runs
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